Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Function Manual page 923

P3: Basic PLC Program for SINUMERIK 840D sl
13.12 Basic conditions and NC VAR selector
Figure 13-29 Window for project path and name of file to be stored
Code generation
This menu item contains three selection options:
1. Settings (input of data block number to be generated) and other settings
2. Generate (create data block)
3. In the STEP7 project (transferring the data block to a STEP7 project)
Settings
Under this menu item, the DB number and the symbol for this DB number for which the code is created is
entered.
Under the "Mass System" tab, a selection is made to determine how the unit system variables are calculated in
the PLC.
Under the "Generate" tab, the project creation is defined for the relevant target system.
Generate
Under this menu item, the STEP 7 file from the selected variable list with extension ".awl" is set.
A file is generated when "Select" is clicked:
An .awl file that can be used as an input for the STEP 7 compiler.
A window opens, in which path and name for the .awl file to be generated must be specified for the file to be
saved.
Basic Functions
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